Back To School

Hola Amigos!!

I used to consider blogging as something that is similar to a conversation, only in this conversation; I don’t know who is listening to me. Thus, being a bit of an introvert  that I am who tries to avoid conversations all the time, I never really got around to actually writing a blog, until TODAY.

         

And now is the time for the first problem every blogger comes across for his/her first blog. What should I write about? Thoughts are flooding in my mind as I write this statement. I settled to write about the first thing which we all go through and mostly forget about, as we age, School and the Schooling.

As kids, we used to hate the idea of punishment, but, little did we know then, that those were actually the tools used to make each and every one of us a better person.

Our days used to begin with the morning bell and if for some reason, we didn't make it to school in time, we were punished. Next came a series of lectures, some boring, other interesting and fun. If we didn't follow the rules, we were punished. Our favorite part of the school was next in line, the break. Here we were given 20-25 minutes to have lunch / breakfast, freshen up and relax a bit. And relaxing had a different meaning on different days. Playing was the most commonly used method. But some days it rained and hence we were bound to the corridors of the school and had to find different ways of enjoying, joking and insulting each other came to the rescue. Even during this break, if we didn't abide by the rules, we were punished. What followed was again a series of lectures and then we all got to go home. As if these punishments weren't enough, we were supposed to complete our homeworks daily on time and failing to do so resulted in even more punishments.

Now after 10 years, looking back, we see that those punishments actually shaped the way we became. Those punishments taught us the vital lessons in life.

The morning punishment taught us to be punctual. The punishments during lectures taught the to be disciplined. The punishments during the breaks taught us to have a measure of self control. The punishments of not doing homeworks taught us to always be prepared.

Let us take some time out and revisit those lessons we learned in school, relearn them and try to learn the lessons we might have skipped during school!!